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Small businesses will be given extra attention during the month of April when the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) hosts a series of activities in observance of National Small Business Week. Dubbed “Shop small for the big impact”, the events will be hosted from the 8th to the 16th of April. Over 240 […]
Two days after the US Embassy issued a crime alert warning US Citizens and Embassy staffers against visiting the Stabroek and Bourda Markets in Georgetown, the Guyana Police Force is moving to implement new strategies to increase security at the two locations and in other parts of the city. The US Embassy in its warning […]
Former Opposition Leader Joe Harmon is no longer a Member of Parliament. His resignation as a Member of Parliament took effect today. Just over a week ago, Mr. Harmon wrote to the Speaker of the National Assembly informing him of his intention to resign. On Monday, Mr. Harmon dispatched his official letter of resignation which […]
The Albouystown man who was busted at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle with a suitcase full of imported marijuana aka poppy weed was sentenced to four years in jail today after pleading guilty to the drug trafficking charge. 47-year-old Elvis Thuesday appeared before Magistrate Rachel Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and pleaded […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice today struck down the Guyana Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the Director of Public Prosecution’s direction last year to have former murder accused Marcus Bisram face a High Court trial. The CCJ found the section of the laws of Guyana which allows the DPP to instruct a Magistrate to […]
Days after the Guyana Police Force bragged about a decrease in criminal activity across the country, the United States Embassy in Guyana has issued a security alert for the capital city of Georgetown with a specific focus on the Stabroek and Bourda markets. In the alert which was issued on Monday, the Embassy indicated that […]
Two men lost their lives in an early morning accident along the Borlum turn in Corentyne, Berbice. The accident involved a motor car and a truck. The two dead persons have been identified as 20-year-old Latchman Sukhan who was the driver of the car and his passenger 26-year-old Yujisteer Puran. A Police report said the […]
The Government has removed most of the COVID-19 regulations, essentially fully opening up the country completely. Restrictions on hosting and attending social activities have been thrown out completely. Under the new COVID-19 health regulations which were issued last evening, mask-wearing is no longer mandatory but is still being encouraged. Additionally, persons will no longer need […]
Alberttown resident and mini-bus driver Richard Anthony was today remanded to jail for manslaughter, related to the death of his younger brother, Moses Anthony. The accused appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and the Court was told that on the 10th March at Third Street, Alberttown Richard Anthony unlawfully killed his brother, Moses Anthony. He […]
A wedding house celebration turned tragic early this morning when a 28-year man was stabbed to death during a row over the music. The murdered man has been identified as Chaves Mangal who was a Corporal in the Guyana Defence Force. The incident took place at Good Hope on the East Coast of Demerara early […]
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